The San Francisco/Northern California Chapter of

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences

Announces the Recipients of the 2016-17

REGIONAL STUDENT TELEVISION AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE

The Board of Governors of the San Francisco/Northern California Chapter of The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2016-1017 Regional Student Television Awards for Excellence.

Entries were submitted by High Schools with media programs in the chapter’s region, Visalia to the Oregon border including Reno, Nevada and Hawaii, for work done during the 2016-17 school year. The “Award for Excellence,” an engraved glass pillar, is presented to the school with each student recipient receiving a certificate. The “Award for Merit” each student receives a certificate. A total of 107 entries from 18 high schools were entered.

A record 10 Pillars for Excellence 20 Certificates for Merit were awarded.

Six High Schools will receive Pillars, two each to: Buchanan High School, Clovis; Franklin High School, Elk Grove; Moanalua High School, Honolulu, and Whitney High School, Rocklin. Single pillers to Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts, San Francisco and The Academy of Integrated Humanities and New Media, Tamalpais High School, Mill Valley. Additional schools receiving Merit Awards include: Maui High School, Kahului, HI; McLane High School, Fresno; and Sheldon High School, Sacramento.

NATAS Education chair, Keith Sanders, San Jose State University, was pleased to see a 75% increase in entries and a 14% increase in participating schools. The quality of the entries gets better each year, a testament to the high quality media programs taught in the Northern California, Hawaii and Nevada. . Check with our website soon to see this year’s outstanding work – www.emmysf.tv, click on students

Again this year, the Pillar recipients “Award of Excellence,” will move forward to a national competition between all 19 chapters of NATAS.

STUDENTS MAY ORDER INDIVIDUAL PILLARS

The Regional Student Television Award for Excellence Pillar is giving to the entering High School. Students listed on the Press Release for participating in the awarded entry may purchase personalized Pillars with their name on it.
The cost of the pillar is $85 plus $7.86 sales tax and $24.14 Shipping and Handling. Total $117.00Link to order customized pillars